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Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 143 of The New Family Podcast where we talk to an art historian about the strong connection between photographs and family life. Tucked away in boxes, displayed on the wall, or saved to the cloud, personal photos are all around us. For nations like Canada,…

In the same way that families are wonderfully diverse, many of us are also fortunate to be members of larger families where we connect and find support and fellowship. For me, in addition to my immediate family that includes my incredible wife and two kids, I am part of a supportive and caring workplace and…

Melona left her three children and her grandchild behind in the Philippines eights years ago so she could secure them a bright new future in Canada. Her union with them after the long sponsorship process was finally approved, and her family’s transition to life in Canada, is the subject of a documentary film called My…

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